WEBVTT KAREN I'M HERE AT HARLEM PARK: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN WESTBALTIMORE WHERE STUDENTS ARELEARNING ABOUT CRIME PREVENTIONFROM SOME VERY SPECIAL GUESTS.IT'S HAPPENING INSIDE MRS.STOCKWELL'S SECOND GRADECLASSROOM.MAYOR CATHERINE PUGH JOINEDCOMMISSIONER KEVIN DAVIS, CITYSCHOOLS CEO SONJA SANTELISIS ANDMCGRUFF THE CRIME DOG.THEY SPOKE WITH STUDENTS ABOUTCRIME AND SAFETY SAFETY INNEIGHBORHOODS AND SAFETY INSCHOOLS.DAVIS ENCOURAGED STUDENTS TOLISTEN TO TEACHERS AND THEIRPARENTS, AND TO THINK ABOUT WHATTHEY WANTED TO ACHIEVE WHEN THEYGOT OLDER.PUGH SPOKE WITH STUDENTS ABOUTHOW TO USE 911.SHE ALSO SPOKE ABOUT HALLOWEENSAFETY ENCOURAGING KIDS TO GOTRICK OR TREATING WITH AN ADULT,AND HAVE SOMEONE CHECK THEIRCANDY AT THE END OF THE NIGHT.>> TO PARTAKE OF THIS KNOWLEDGEEARLY I THINK IS IMPORTANT FORTHEM.LEARNING CRIME PREVENTION TIPSAND BEING SAFE IN YOURNEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES -- AND DOING THINGS THAT AREBOTH POSITIVE AND CONSTRUCTIVE.KAREN TODAY'S EVENT IS JUST ONE

Students in west Baltimore learned important safety lessons Monday from some special guests.

October is National Crime Prevention Month, and Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh helped to teach kids at Harlem Park Elementary School about safety.

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Pugh joined police Commissioner Kevin Davis, city schools CEO Sonja Santelises and McGruff the Crime Dog. They spoke with students about crime and safety, as well as safety in neighborhoods and safety in schools.

Davis encouraged students to listen to teachers and their parents, and to think about what they wanted to achieve when they got older.

Pugh spoke with students about how to use 911, and she also spoke about Halloween safety, encouraging kids to go trick-or-treating with an adult and have someone check their candy at the end of the night.

"To partake of this knowledge early, I think, is important for them. Learning crime prevention tips and being safe in your neighborhoods and communities is both positive and constructive," Pugh said.